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Jonathan did not live [0 see RENIT open Off Broadw.. his gift to us and to OUT children and tOI our diil-
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dren's chi ldren. A show that gives us another way to took at thi nqs.ears. 1960.. While he had plans for much more.y. d]d not watch his show move to Broadway and tal theaters around tile country . theater that would appeal to his gen'eration and to those that would follow.roadway audience that was joyously yeUing and applaudi ng. touch.a.
. He left us a.not fear. It is an enormous. show that is of our time -and of all time.was not able to accept the Pulitzer Prize and Tony® Awards he earned or to revel in the presence of a 8..
It is his Legacy..Jonatharl Larson
February 4. happily. A show that teaches love . ng and ch a I1g1n9 tho usa nds of IIves .
Hi S sudde n. n'g engulfed in the electrifying excitement that is present when RENT is on the sta 9e.January 25" 1996
Jonathan Larson spent the greater part of his life working toward success in the theater. He never had the pleasure of be.. For most of his last fourteen y. He did not read the rave reviews or see the lirnousines lined up in front of the small theater .
But Jonathan's was a mag nificent talent and he left us a rnaqnificent gift. is reaching. RENT was the culm inatio n of th os e effo rts. gift which. A show that speaks in both words and music to the spe cifi C]SS uss of toe ay and to til e ti m eless problem s that human kind has faced through all eternity. Enjoy it. unexpected cleat:h 0 n the day before his dream came true is th e stuff of tra gedy.. he supported himself as a waiter wh]~e struggling to combine modern music with the drama of ~ivetheater.